Babyface - MTV Unplugged NYC 1997 DVD

Advantages: Fantastic picture and sound
Disadvantages: Lack of DTS even though promoted with it

...If your like me and really like Lene Marlin's style you'll like this DVD. She plays her way through about 13 songs - all studio based, so there's not actually all that much to view although the multi angle is used a couple of times. I would have preferred a concert, but it is similar to the MTV unplugged series. Track Listing: Another Day Faces You Weren't There From This Day Sorry My Love Whatever It Takes Fight Against The Hours Disguise Story Acoustic Track List: Hope You're Happy It's All Good Enough Sorry The picture is excellent on this DVD and the sound is great too, although I was disappointed that although amazon and play said this had DTS it infact didn't. The DD5.1 mix is superb though. If you've got the cd's already, to be honest there's not a lot of point in getting the DVD for the music, unless your... Read review

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Advantages: All for me
Disadvantages: None for me

...by Fleetwood Mac : the video was designed to get an oriental touch : it won the best adult contemporary video from Billboards magazine in 1998. 9 : So young On top of a skyscraper in Chicago, the girls seem to have fun. Maybe this is due to their new style, revealed on the "In blue" cover, which shows a change in the band's attitude. I got the impression they had a tendency to lose their Irish influence as they became famous around the world. 10 : Runaway Another version of the video : there are bits of moments when you see the band on stage. 11 : Radio & 12 : Everybody hurts (cover of REM) are taken from the MTV Unplugged in October, 1999. 13 : Breathless I keep thinking of the Mad Max movies when I watch this video ! And yet, the video is not set in Australia but in California's Majave desert. The girls are dressed in leather and look... Read review

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Advantages: Great for the big fan
Disadvantages: Won't mean a lot to the non-fan

...To start this review I would like to point out that The Smashing Pumpkins are my favourite band so can probably do very little wrong. I bought this DVD as I really like the smashing pumpkins and had seen a lot of their music videos on MTV. I'd already bought their "Collected hits 1991-2000 video collection" and I do like to watch this to bring back memories but this promised new videos and "Backstage videos". This I can't deny. They (to be fair) are new videos, but they are basically live covers of songs already done. It is cool seeing the band doing a live set but I think they should have built the DVD to be a "live" or "unplugged" DVD rather than "new videos" as this misleads the user somewhat. The backstage aspects are very typical of band DVD's and you wonder if it's actually them you see or the "rock and roll" life style... Read review

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